|
|
![]() |
 |
|
|
Home » Media Centre » Statements and Speeches
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| Remarks by Mr. Martti Ahtisaari Former President of Finland |
|
|
|
Barcelona
As we discuss the issue of preventing man made disasters and natural
disasters, it is natural for me to focus on the first part -the man made
disasters -because that is where my own personal experience is from. In the
course of the years I have been engaged in trouble shooting in Africa and Asia.
Europeans, too, are perfectly able of generating manmade disasters
even in our own time and some of my experience comes from Europe.
|
|
|
|
|
| Statement on behalf of the European Union |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Message of Mr. Kim Hak-Su, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of UNESCAP |
|
|
|
New Delhi
“Let me start by congratulating you, Your Excellency, and Mrs. Tibaijuka, Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, for the initiative to call this important Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Human Settlements. As the regional arm of the United Nations in Asia and the Pacific, UNESCAP strongly supports this initiative, which complements the Asia-Pacific Urban Forums and Ministerial Conferences that UNESCAP has been organizing since 1993 on issues related to urban development and housing.
|
|
|
|
|
| Remarks by Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) at the Opening of the UN-Habitat 22nd Governing Council |
|
|
|
His Excellency Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, Vice-President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E. Michael Werikhe, Acting President of the Governing Council and Minister of State for Housing of Uganda, H.E Soita Shitanda Minister of Housing, Republic of Kenya , Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director UN-HABITAT, Inga Klevby, Deputy Executive Director UN-HABITAT, Distinguished delegates, guests, colleagues and friends, Thank you very much for inviting me to address the opening of the 22nd session of the UN-HABITAT Governing Council.
|
|
|
|
|
| New Delhi Declaration |
|
|
|
NEW DELHI, INDIA
We, the members of the private sector, meeting at Habitat Business Forum, in New Delhi, from 7 to 9 July 2009, under the theme, “Innovative Cities – Show-Casing and Debating Urban Challenges and Solutions” declare the commitment of the private sector to working with UN-HABITAT towards the accomplishment of its objectives.
|
|
|
|
|
| Ban Ki-moon, Message from Secretary General of the United Nations |
|
|
|
Nanjing
|
|
|
|
|
| Anna Tibaijuka, Under Secretary-General, United Nations; Executive Director, UN-HABITAT |
|
|
|
Nanjing
|
|
|
|
|
| Opening Remarks by his Excellency Fahmi Al Jowder at the opening of the UN-HABITAT conference in Nairobi |
|
|
|
Nairobi
|
|
|
|
|
| Statement by Mr. Muhammad All Sorcar Deputy Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations |
|
|
|
New York
As all are aware, the pace of urbanization is rapidly growing worldwide. As a result, economic, social and political pressures of urban poverty, especially in developing countries, are causing further expansion of slums. They cause serious overcrowding, uncertain employment and lead to the lack of basic services, including water and sanitation. The increasing urban population is placing tremendous pressure on existing land, housing and infrastructure all around this globe, especially in developing countries.
|
|
|
|
|
| SPEECH BY MR. KLAUS TOEPFER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME |
|
|
|
Barcelona
One of the major issues of the 21s,t
cultural and biological diversity.
century is the worldwide decline in
The globalization of communications and trade appears to be having a
dramatic effect on many cultures. It is estimated that as many as half the
world's 6,000 languages are threatened with extinction in the next
century .
|
|
|
|
|
| Noli de Castro, Vice President, Government of the Philippines |
|
|
|
Canada
|
|
|
|
|
| COMMUNICATION DU TCHAD |
|
|
|
Nairobi, Kenya
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement on behalf of the European Union
New Delhi Declaration
